Brian Lee (ice hockey, born 1987)
Brian Lee | |||
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Born |
U.S. | March 26, 1987||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL draft |
9th overall, 2005 Ottawa Senators | ||
Playing career | 2007–2013 |
Brian Lee (born March 26, 1987) is an American former professional
Playing career
Junior
Brian Lee grew up in
College
Lee chose to attend the University of North Dakota and played for the college team for two years. Lee would play for the US at the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Ottawa Senators
In the
Lee played in 6 games with Ottawa in 2007–08 and in 5 games in 2008–09 before being reassigned to Binghamton for development on October 22, 2008.[2] He was later recalled and finished the season with Ottawa, recording 13 points in 53 NHL games and assuming a more defensive role.
Following the training camp for the 2009–10 season, Lee was once again assigned to Binghamton, while AHL veteran Matt Carkner and newcomer Erik Karlsson remained with Ottawa. Lee's agent stated that Lee was "shocked and surprised that he's not among Ottawa's top-six defencemen."[3]
Tampa Bay Lightning
On February 27, 2012, Lee was traded by the Senators to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Matt Gilroy. In the following 2012–13 season, on May 17, 2013, while playing with the Syracuse Crunch during the American Hockey League Eastern Conference semifinals against the Springfield Falcons, Lee suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament which required surgery,[4] and he opened the 2013–14 NHL season on Tampa Bay's long-term injured reserve list.[5] Lee was not re-signed by the Lightning at the end of his contract and became an unrestricted free agent.
On December 12, 2014, Lee announced his retirement from professional hockey. Lee had attended training camp with the Nashville Predators in early October, and said he felt good. However, he started having pain in his knee. This stemmed from the same knee injury that he had two corrective surgeries on. Lee stated that he is planning on studying nursing at North Dakota State and anesthesiology at the University of North Dakota. Lee played a total of 209 NHL games with the Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning. During that time he scored 5 goals, and 31 assists. Lee stated that he still wants to be around hockey and looks forward to being able to give back to the community.[6]
Personal information
Brian's brother, John, played NCAA Division I ice hockey with the
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2003–04 | Moorhead High School | HS-MN | 29 | 10 | 38 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Billings Bulls | NAHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Moorhead High School | HS-MN | 25 | 12 | 26 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
2005–06 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 44 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 38 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 55 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 27 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 53 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 41 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 50 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 35 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 20 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
AHL totals | 134 | 8 | 45 | 53 | 169 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
NHL totals | 209 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 124 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
International
Medal record | ||
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Representing United States | ||
Men's ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships
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2007 Mora |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2005 | United States
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WJC
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4th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2006 | United States | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
2007 | United States | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
Junior totals | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year |
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All- Rookie Team
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2005–06 |
References
- ^ "TSN Game Report". The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on 2008-03-30. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ^ "Senators assign defenceman Brian Lee to AHL's Binghamton". Marketwire.com. 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ Lee floored by demotion, Ottawa Sun, 30 September 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
- ^ "Brian Lee suffers torn ACL knee injury". rawcharge.com. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
- ^ "Brian Lee player profile". rotoworld.com. 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ^ Murphy, Chris (December 12, 2014). "Former Moorhead star Brian Lee announces retirement from NHL". InForum. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ "John Lee player profile". eliteprospects.com. 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database